The company says that current production rates see one backhoe machine roll off one of its manufacturing lines every three minutes.

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While there are many theories of how this was accomplished, from the influence of Rock and Roll, to the fax machine, I tend to give the most credence to the economic front.

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The Iron Duke was the first machine in the UK used to roll sheet rubber and cotton together and vulcanise them to make waterproof fabric.

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